Tamir launches youth programs to tackle needs, long waitlist

Long known for delivering amazing programs for adults, Tamir has expanded its mandate and is launching youth programs beginning this month.  

“There was an extraordinary waitlist (for youth programs) created by the pandemic,” said Risa Plotnik, executive director of Tamir, in referenc…

Jewish Ottawa not immune to food insecurity

Food insecurity can be anything from worrying about having money to buy food, compromising food quality, or not eating enough by cutting the size of meals or skipping them together — and it’s something the team at Jewish Family Services (JFS) sees all too often. 

“It’s absolutely a…

JET helps people understand the price of words

What are the true costs of your words? How do you talk to your children or your friends? It can be hard to understand the impact of what we say to others, but that is exactly what JET, (Jewish Education Through Torah) is attempting to explain and teach in the second year of the Clean Speech …

Camp B’nai Brith welcomes new director

For the first time since 2007, Camp B’nai Brith of Ottawa has looked outside its “home-grown” camp family for a director, and board chair Adam Tanner is thrilled with their new hire Dov “Bear” Shapiro.  

“We didn’t have anyone in-house who was ready to take over the reins. W…

Federation funding supports neurodiverse supplementary school classrooms

In May 2021, the Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s Board of Directors approved $25,000 in Strategic Funding for Supplementary Schools. This funding would provide one-time grants up to a maximum of $10,000 to schools with 15 students or more, for applications that strengthen a school’s offeri…